The Long Walk
“The task is simple: walk or die.”
In a dystopian America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
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Cast
68 people
Cooper Hoffman
Raymond Garraty #47
Known for
Licorice Pizza
Old Guy
David Jonsson
Peter McVries #23
Known for
Alien: Romulus
Industry
Stephen King
Known for
The Langoliers
The Stand
James Vanderbilt
André Øvredal
Garrett Wareing
Billy Stebbins #38
Known for
Manifest
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Brad Fischer
Ben Wang
Hank Olson #46
Known for
Karate Kid: Legends
American Born Chinese
William Sherak
Tut Nyuot
Arthur Baker #6
Known for
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Small Axe
Charlie Plummer
Gary Barkovitch #5
Known for
Looking for Alaska
Moonfall
Jordan Gonzalez
Richard Harkness #49
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Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Francis Lawrence Director · JT Mollner Screenplay Stephen King Author
Worldwide gross $63M · Budget $20M · United States release September 12, 2025
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$63,103,084
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Lionsgate
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Media Capital Technologies
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Vertigo Entertainment
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New Line Cinema
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 8, 2025
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · September 12, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 21, 2025
Digital
United States
December 23, 2025 · Physical
January 1, 2026 · Digital · Starz
July 10, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
American Samoa
October 20, 2025 · Digital
Antigua & Barbuda
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Aruba
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Austria
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
September 17, 2025 · Theatrical · 18+
Bahrain
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
November 13, 2025 · Digital
Bulgaria
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Chile
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Croatia
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
France
October 1, 2025 · Theatrical
July 11, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Germany
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Guam
October 21, 2025 · Digital
Guatemala
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 10, 2025 · Theatrical
July 31, 2026 · Digital · Prime Video
Ireland
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
July 2, 2026 · Digital · Yes VOD + Hot VOD + Free TV + Partner TV+
Italy
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 3, 2025 · Theatrical
November 27, 2025 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Malaysia
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 12, 2025 · Digital
Northern Mariana Islands
October 21, 2025 · Digital
Norway
October 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Peru
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
October 21, 2025 · Digital
Qatar
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
September 18, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
September 20, 2026 · TV · HBO
Russia
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
November 2, 2025 · Digital
Singapore
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical · Edited
South Africa
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
November 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
October 21, 2025 · Digital
Ukraine
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Vietnam
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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